Wellness Weekender 18th – 19th May

Join us at Union Square this Mental Health Awareness Week for our FREE ‘Wellness Weekender’ event on Saturday 18^th and Sunday 19^th May.

Our two-day wellbeing event will feature topic experts, a TEDx speaker, giveaways, interactive pop-ups and much more! Across the weekend, we will be opening up conversations around health, body positivity, and men’s mental health. Plus, get the chance to take part in a guided self-mediation session. 

Activity will take place between 11am – 4pm on both days.

In the North Atrium (by Black Sheep Coffee and Costa), chill out our zen den which has kindly been scented by Rituals, spin our wellness wheel for your chance to win prizes, goodies and branded merchandise, and get creative at our letter writing station. 

In the South Atrium (by Boots and Superdry), find our Let’s Talk space. See the full programme of talks and links to book below:

Saturday 18^th May:

• 11am – 12 noon: ‘Gut Health: Food as Nutritional Therapy’ by Laura Leslie: Registered Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath, mBANT, mCNHC. Click here to book.
• 1.30am – 2.30pm: ‘Body Positivity and Befriending the BodyMind’ by Vicki Rebecca: Psychotherapist specialising in Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming. Click here to book.
• 2.30pm – 3pm: ‘BodyMind Balancing’, A guided self-hypnosis with Vicki Rebecca. Click here to book. Click here to book.

Sunday 19^th May: 

• 11am – 12 noon: ‘Beyond Dieting: A Journey to Food Freedom for Women’ by Dr Aileen Alexander: Medical Doctor, former NHS General Practitioner and TEDx speaker. Click here to book. Click here to book.

Please note that pre-booked places at each talk will take priority, but any remaining seats can be occupied on a first-come-first-served basis.

Plus, look out for free foodie samples across the weekend! Keep an eye on our social media channels @unionsquareaberdeen for more updates on our Wellness Weekender event.